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John West The History of Tasmania

Two Volumes Annotated

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The History of Tasmania: Two Volumes Annotated by John West. The first reported sighting of Tasmania by a European was on 24 November 1642 by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, who named the island Anthoonij van Diemenslandt, after his sponsor, the Governor of the Dutch East Indies. The name was later shortened to Van Diemen's Land by the British. In 1772, a French expedition led by Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne landed on the island. Captain James Cook also sighted the island in 1777, and numerous other European seafarers made landfalls, adding a colourful array to the names of topographical features. The author takes this opportunity to thank the gentlemen who have allowed him, for several years, the use of their works on the colonies, and valuable original papers; especially the trustees of Lady Franklin's Museum, Messrs. R. Lewis, Hone, Gunn, Joseph Archer, Henty, P. Roberts, Wooley, and Pitcairn. This work includes a section on Tasmanian Zoology; and a useful list of the chief places in this country. [more]

Keywords: History, Tasmania, Expedition, Governor, Zoology, Aborigine, Aboriginal, Colony, Tasman, Tribes, Ethnology

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John West The History Of Tasmania, Volume I (Of 2) (fiscle Part-XI)

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Although various tribes of Tasmanian Aborigines have lived in Tasmania for thousands of years, the first record of the island by a European is in 1642, when it was sighted by Abel Tasman, of the Dutch East India Company. He names it Van Diemen's Land after Dutch East Indies governor-general Antony van Diemen. In the 1790s both British and French explorers visit the island, including Captain William Bligh, Bruny d'Entrecasteaux (for whom Bruny Island and d'Entracasteaux Channel are named), John Hayes (of the British East India Company) who named the Derwent River, and Nicolas Baudin. [more]

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JOHN WEST THE HISTORY OF TASMANIA , VOLUME II (OF 2)

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The Rev. John West (17 January 1809 – 11 December 1873)[1] emigrated from England to Van Diemen's Land [more]

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C. T. BURFITT F.R.C.I. The Discovery of Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land.), New Zealand, and Bass' Straits.

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The work of preparing the following account of the discovery, by Tasman, of the sixth state of the [more]

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Maturin M. Ballou Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands

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Journey across the American Continent.--The Giant City of the West.--A Chinese Community.--Embarking for a Long Sea-voyage.--About Ocean Birds.--Navigating [more]

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Charles White Early Australian History

Convict Life In New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, In Two Parts

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Early Australian History: Convict Life in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, in Two Parts by Charles White, first published in 1889. Series of Historical Sketches, upon Australian Colonization and Convict Life in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by most Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia. The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first European to land on the shores of Tasmania. In Tasmania, from beginnings of the darkest moral shade, and now that the old order has changed, beneficent and flourishing, from surroundings of the most favorable character—from conditions of private, social and public life of which any nation might be proud—look out upon the fast-fading picture of the past, and marvel exceedingly at the change. "Read me anything but history," said Walpole; "that is sure to be false." And a good many in Australia living at the present day would give plenty to create a distance for and hatred of colonial history. [more]

Keywords: History, Australia, Abel Tasman, Europeans, Colonisation, Convicts, Tasmania, Van Diemen, Charles White, Convict Life, Early Australian History, New South Wales

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Joshua Slocum Sailing Alone Around the World

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Sailing Alone Around the World (1900) is a sailing memoir by Joshua Slocum about his single-handed global circumnavigation aboard the sloop Spray. Slocum was the first person to sail around the world alone. The book was an immediate success and highly influential in inspiring later travelers. Joshua Slocum (1844–1909) was the first man to sail single-handedly around the world. seaman and adventurer, wrote a book about his journey Sailing Alone Around the World. He disappeared in November 1909 while aboard his boat, the Spray. There was considerable international interest in Slocum's journey, particularly once he had entered the Pacific; he was awaited at most of his ports of call, and gave lectures and lantern-slide shows to well-filled halls. The trip itinerary went as follows: Fairhaven, Boston, Gloucester, Nova Scotia, Azores, Gibraltar, (Morocco), Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Maldonado, Montevideo, Strait of Magellan, Cockburn Channel, Port Angosto, Juan Fernandez, Marquesas, Samoa, Fiji, Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania, Cooktown, Christmas Island, Keeling Cocos, Rodrigues, Mauritius, Durban, Cape Town, (Transvaal), St Helena, Ascension Island, Devil's Island, Trinidad, Grenada, Newport, Fairhaven. [more]

Keywords: Joshua Slocum, Sailing, Sailing Alone Around the World, Navegation, Voyages, Ship, Strait of Magellan, Samoa, Tasmania, Azores, Around World, Travel, Spray, Illustrated, Thomas Fogarty, George Varian